Stoopid Stuff

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

At long last, it's over. And while I recognize that the outcome was historic, and all that goes with that, a new America, a Post-Race society and an unapologetic populist leader who can inspire people toward equality and justice. I get all that. And intellectually, I embrace it as more, much more than I could have realistically hoped for just a year ago. I am proud of my nation, and I am proud of her new leadership.

But to be honest, that's all secondary. That's not why I'm celebrating, that's not what fuels the white-hot joy the courses through my veins today, that's not what makes my heart sing and my soul full.

Nope. It really just comes down to one thing. The brutal criminals' reign of terror and destruction is truly at an end. The end of the Bush/Cheney policies. Not some mindless continuation, a mere ape-like doubling down on all the worst policies and worse instincts of the thugs.

What will Obama do? How will he lead? What direction will he take us? How will he roll back the excesses and begin to heal the wounds and repair the damage?

Today, it doesn't matter. It's important, sure, and there will be plenty of battles to fight along the way. But for today, the embarrassment and dishonor are at an end, and for me, for today at least, that's enough.

Thank you all

posted by mikey @ 11:26 AM